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Stagecoach saw shares surge after its 90%-owned joint venture with Virgin Rail won the contract from the Department for Transport to run the new InterCity East Coast franchise for eight years from March 2015. Shares also jumped for plastic packaging supplier RPC, following the announcement of its
Read more** RPC Group Plc's shares up almost 7 pct, after British plastic packaging supplier says it will buy Iceland-based peer Promens Group AS for 386 mln euros ($483 mln), marking its largest European acquisition to date. ** Stock is among top percentage gainers on FTSE-250 Midcap Index, having
Read morePlastic packaging supplier RPC has announced its intention to purchase Iceland-based Promens Group AS for £306.73m. The deal, RPC said, was aimed at strengthening the company's position in Europe as well as meeting its increasing need for polymer. "The growth is very much outside of Europe [...] an
Read moreUS markets might be closed together for Thanksgiving but those hoping for a quiet day could be disappointed with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) set for a pivotal meeting in Vienna. City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around eight points higher than yesterday's close
Read moreRigid plastic packaging supplier RPC Group said its revenue grew in the first half of 2014, courtesy of business acquisitions and satisfying progress in its existing programmes. Revenue in the six months to September rose 12% to £588.9m, with profit before tax increasing from £30.1m to £34.9m, while
Read moreFRANKFURT, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Buyout group Lindsay Goldberg has put German packaging company Weener Plastik up for sale and could attract a price of around 400 million euros ($500 million), two people familiar with the matter said. The private equity firm has mandated investment bank Macqua
Read moreShares in RPC Group got a lift after it revealed its half-year revenues are expected to be "significantly" ahead of the same period last year thanks to recent acquisitions and growth in the US, coffee capsules and UK DIY markets. It said its operating profit before exceptionals is set to be in line
Read moreShares in RPC Group jumped after it revealed its half-year revenues are expected to be "significantly" ahead of the same period last year thanks to recent acquisitions and growth in the US, coffee capsules and UK DIY markets. It said its operating profit before exceptionals is set to be in line with
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